When I was growing up, my mom was not a gardener. My parents are “shade people”. They think that trees are great. Massive trees and lots of them! I think this is insane. I am a sun person. Don’t get me wrong, I do take care of the environment, and I actually have a lot of trees on my property but not enough to prevent me from growing beautiful, full-sun flowers.
So anyway, the gardens of my childhood were full of “shade plants”. They were ugly and I thought that that was just how gardens looked. Then, I bought my home. The previous owner was a wonderful gardener. I, sadly, am not, but I am working on it and learning every season. I had to remove several of her garden beds, simply because I could not keep up. (I wonder is she is mad about this, but her ghost hasn’t come back to haunt me yet, so maybe we are good?) The beds that remain I work hard to take care of, and today, when I saw my tulip bulbs beginning to grow out of the dirt, it brought me great joy. It is the first of my spring flowers and beautiful color returning to my garden.
Joyful Mama 